Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Fixed term maternity post x1
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will be required to participate in weekend rota's)
- Job ref
- 249-6347305
- Employer
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Great Western Hospital
- Town
- Swindon
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.
Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.
We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.
If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close adverts prior to the published closing date. Therefore, we advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Job overview
2 x permanent positions available
&
1 x Maternity cover position available
The Great Western Hospital are looking to recruit Band 6 Occupational Therapists to be part of our Acute Teams. Exciting opportunities are available within our Medical and Surgical team, Front Door Team and our newly extended rotational program which includes Critical Care. We would be open to welcoming applications from current Band 5 OT’s wanting to develop into a Band 6 role.
With our newly built and soon to be opened Integrated Front Door it couldn't be a more exciting time to join us! With opportunities to work across our fast paced and dynamic wards, applicants will benefit from opportunities to shape and redesign how we deliver our vital services to our patients.
Our Band 6 Rotational Programme includes gaining valuable experience in the below areas:
- Orthopaedic Therapy - Trauma and Elective
- Acute Occupational Therapy - Medicine and Surgery
- Front Door Therapy - Emergency care and Admission Avoidance
Each rotation will be for 9 months where you will rotate within the above areas to support the demand in the Hospital site. We are very excited to be able to offer time on the Critical Care Unit as part of your rotational experience.
If you would like to find out more information about this opportunity or to arrange a brief department walk around, please get in touch with Louise White on 01793 646141 or [email protected]
We look forward to hearing from you!
Main duties of the job
- The role of the Senior Occupational Therapist is to provide, develop and deliver a specialised and skilled level of Occupational Therapy intervention to each service within the rotation.
- To participate in the Band 6 Rotation Scheme – within Acute Occupational Therapy, Orthopedic Therapy and Front Door Services. Each rotation will be for 9 months. During one of your rotations, you will have the opportunity to spend part of your time working on the Critical Care Unit.
- To be aware of the total therapy needs of the team, the changing demands and act in consultation with the Team Leaders to fulfil these needs.
- To be able to be proactive at delivering therapeutic interventions within a timely manner to enable patients to maintain their independence, identifying when patients would benefit from further rehabilitation and support services and to refer on to other services appropriately.
- To provide clinical leadership and specialist advice, through the supervision, coaching and education, for less experienced occupational therapists, rehabilitation assistants, students, support workers and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
Working for our organisation
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Service - We will put our patients first
Teamwork - We will work together
Ambition - We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect - We will act with integrity
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To participate in the band 6 rotation Scheme.
- To assist with the continuous service development of the therapy services to provide high quality care and timely intervention.
- To hold responsibility for own case load, working without direct supervision.
- To manage complex diverse cases which may include medical, neurological, traumatic brain injury, surgical, orthopedic, musculo-skeletal and psychiatric conditions.
- The staff member will be required to work their contracted hours over 7 days a week.
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
- To chair Team meetings, planning staffing and workloads. Monitor and manage annual leave or sickness ensuring adequate cover as required by the team you are working in.
- To work within a framework of local, national and Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT) delivered standards and evaluate quality of practice, this may include undertaking evidence-based audit, satisfaction surveys, recording statistics and service change.
- To actively participate in the Clinical Governance agenda of the team you are working in.
- To maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice in each specialist area, developing knowledge of particular conditions and patient types.
Please see Job Description for full details of this role.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with Health and care Professions Council
- Evidence of continuing Professional Development and postgraduate learning relevant to clinical area – e.g., Falls, Elderly rehabilitation, Frailty, Admission avoidance, Neurology, use of equipment.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of basic management training
- Registered field work educator
- Member of special interest group
- Member of professional body
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in complex discharge planning within the NHS
- Broad clinical experience e.g. surgical, ED, neurology, medical, orthopaedic, community rapid response, admission avoidance, rehabilitation, community
- Experience of providing a broad range of interventions for a complex caseload.
- Working as part of an MDT and joint problem solving
- Application of the Occupational Therapy process and models of practice
- Experience in and an understanding of clinical governance e.g. audit, risk management, education
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Splints, braces and slings
- Experience of using a wide range of standardised and non-standardised assessments.
- Involvement in audits
- Involvement in the recruitment and retention process.
- Participation in service development and implementation of change.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal communication to enable effective MDT working and communicating with relatives, patients etc.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Capacity assessments, consent and safeguarding’s within the NHS or adult social care.
- Sound clinical reasoning skills to allow for appropriate treatment selection and discharge planning.
- Able to treat complex cases independently and assist juniors in their treatment.
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of budget management
- Rehabilitation skills
- Awareness of Health and Safety
- Knowledge of NHS National strategy e.g. NHS plan, NSF’s
- Knowledge of CCG local delivery plan
- Insight into team dynamics and conflict resolution
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise White
- Job title
- Acute Therapies Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01793 646371
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